An arrest warrant says a black Mustang that fatally hit a young mother and her infant daughter as they crossed a street in Florida was going 102 mph, then braked hard before impact.

The Tampa Bay Times obtained a copy of the report. Jessica Raubenolt and her daughter, 21-month-old Lillia, were struck May 23 and died in the hospital.

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Police arrested 18-year-old Cameron Herrin, who officials said was the driver of the Mustang. They also arrested 17-year-old John Barrineau, who they said was behind the wheel of another car.

Witnesses told police the teens were switching lanes and places. One witness said he was "100 percent certain the two vehicles were racing."

Court documents now say electronic evidence taken from the Mustang during a police search showed that the car hit 102 mph before Cameron Herrin braked.

The impact sent Lillia's stroller flying, horrifying onlookers.

"We're devastated. It's a tragic crash that didn't need to happen. It could have been avoided," Kim Degance, president of the Palma Ceia Neighborhood Association, told WFTS.

Jim Harris, an expert in reconstructing crashes, said that at 102 miles per hour, the Mustang was clearing half a football field each second. He added that the faster a driver accelerates, the more prominent tunnel vision becomes, making it difficult to judge how quickly a driver could react.

"You couldn’t process the things going by you at those speeds," Harris said. "The faster you go, the more focused you become to the center of your vision field."

Herrin and Barrineau had graduated from Tampa Catholic High School just days before the crash. They each face two counts of vehicular homicide and street racing. Neither has a prior criminal record.

"My client, Cameron, is a nice kid," Herrin’s attorney, John Fitzgibbons, told reporters last weekend. "He’s never been in any trouble whatsoever. He just graduated from high school Monday night. He is a kid any parent would be proud to have."

Jessica Raubenolt had been in town from Ohio. Her husband, David, was there to obtain his certification as a single-engine airplane pilot.